Re:Construction is a public art program produced by the Downtown Alliance. This initiative channels the energy of Downtown’s rebuilding process by recasting construction sites as canvasses for innovative public art and architecture. Each project uses standard construction barriers to embrace the ongoing nature of Downtown’s redevelopment with original and whimsical design. The Downtown Alliance works closely with public and private developers to produce each installation.

Photo Credit: Raina Accardi

Green Gate, Summer – Raina Accardi Green Gate, Summer aims to alter the public’s perception of the ubiquitous construction site, drawing the viewer in, and offering a view into an unexpected world. The photograph portrays nature as an abundance contained and organized by repetition and structure. The hope is that a balance between the man-made and nature is achieved.

Photo credit: Carolina Cisneros

Houston Fence – Carolina Cisneros, Mateo Pinto, Carlos J. Gomez de Llarena The Houston Fence installation, occupying the four corners of the intersection at Broadway and Houston, is an outdoor installation inspired by QR-code patterns. The installation seeks to identify each segment with color codes that relate to the site, the traffic and the city. Shades of green, yellow, blue and orange will mutate as the fences are shifted with the progress of the construction site.

Photo credit: John Stuart

Best Pedestrian Route – GRO Architects Best Pedestrian Route, winner of a 2008 AIA Design Award, is an innovative sidewalk shed along the north side of John Street at Broadway. Constructed out of plywood and aluminum, this unprecedented design co-opts traditional construction materials and transforms them into a public art piece that challenges the conventional experience of navigating a construction site.

Photo credit: John Stuart

Concrete Jungle – Tattfoo Tan Concrete Jungle is a whimsical application of zebra prints on the Jersey Barriers along Broadway, from Ann Street to John Street. The barriers protect the pedestrian walkway adjacent to the Fulton Street Transit Center construction site from the vehicular traffic on Broadway. The print was created using standard traffic paint and stencils.

Photo credit: John Stuart

Fulton Fence – Carolina Cisneros, Mateo Pinto, Carlos J. Gomez de Llarena Fulton Fence involves a tactical intervention on the wire fencing along Fulton Street between the City of New York's water main project, and the pedestrian sidewalk on Fulton Street, east of Broadway. The artists used standard construction materials, including mesh and metal signs applied to the fencing, to create a visual composition interwoven with the streetscape. The project will continue to be intermingled with the urban fabric, as the pieces will constantly be shuffled to accommodate the site’s progress.

Photo credit: Courtesy of Goldman Sachs

Untitled, 2007 – Dzine Created by Chicago-based Puerto Rican painter and multi-media artist Dzine, this site-specific mural project spans more than 400 feet in length and is affixed to the parapet wall of the construction fence at 200 West Street. Dzine’s commissioned work for the fence is comprised of abstract animated biomorphic images which take on various fluid forms, with vivid colors, patterns and textures that unleash a visual energy and cause his paintings to vibrate with rhythm.